1980 United States presidential election in West Virginia

The 1980 United States presidential election in West Virginia took place on November 4, 1980, in West Virginia as part of the 1980 United States presidential election.

The Democratic Party candidate, incumbent President Jimmy Carter, won the state over former California Governor Ronald Reagan by 33,356 votes, giving him one of just seven victories in the election. West Virginia gave Carter his largest share of the vote in any state outside of his home state of Georgia, but the only other states he carried were Maryland, Minnesota, Hawaii, and Rhode Island.

Nationally, Reagan won the election with 489 electoral votes and 50.75 percent of the popular vote.

Results 1980 United States presidential election in West VirginiaPartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes Democratic Jimmy Carter (incumbent) 367,462 49.81% 6 Republican Ronald Reagan 334,206 45.30% 0 Independent John B. Anderson 31,691 4.30% 0 Libertarian Ed Clark 4,356 0.59% 0

Results by county County Jimmy CarterDemocratic Ronald ReaganRepublican John B. AndersonIndependent Ed ClarkLibertarian Margin Total votescast # % # % # % # % # % Barbour 3,451 48.70% 3,311 46.73% 292 4.12% 32 0.45% 140 1.97% 7,086 Berkeley 6,783 38.86% 9,955 57.04% 625 3.58% 91 0.52% -3,172 -18.18% 17,454 Boone 7,515 62.63% 4,164 34.70% 268 2.23% 53 0.44% 3,351 27.93% 12,000 Braxton 3,795 59.22% 2,403 37.50% 173 2.70% 37 0.58% 1,392 21.72% 6,408 Brooke 6,430 54.51% 4,622 39.19% 634 5.38% 109 0.92% 1,808 15.32% 11,795 Cabell 17,732 44.79% 19,482 49.21% 2,146 5.42% 228 0.58% -1,750 -4.42% 39,588 Calhoun 1,717 49.90% 1,606 46.67% 92 2.67% 26 0.76% 111 3.23% 3,441 Clay 2,185 58.08% 1,452 38.60% 102 2.71% 23 0.61% 733 19.48% 3,762 Doddridge 1,043 34.19% 1,888 61.88% 120 3.93% 0 0.00% -845 -27.69% 3,051 Fayette 13,175 66.63% 5,784 29.25% 725 3.67% 90 0.46% 7,391 37.38% 19,774 Gilmer 1,854 53.18% 1,452 41.65% 153 4.39% 27 0.77% 402 11.53% 3,486 Grant 1,041 22.67% 3,452 75.19% 87 1.90% 11 0.24% -2,411 -52.52% 4,591 Greenbrier 7,128 50.90% 6,221 44.42% 546 3.90% 109 0.78% 907 6.48% 14,004 Hampshire 2,522 45.16% 2,879 51.55% 157 2.81% 27 0.48% -357 -6.39% 5,585 Hancock 8,784 53.32% 6,610 40.12% 917 5.57% 164 1.00% 2,174 13.20% 16,475 Hardy 2,050 45.57% 2,329 51.77% 99 2.20% 21 0.47% -279 -6.20% 4,499 Harrison 18,813 54.37% 14,251 41.19% 1,339 3.87% 199 0.58% 4,562 13.18% 34,602 Jackson 4,120 38.94% 6,041 57.09% 352 3.33% 68 0.64% -1,921 -18.15% 10,581 Jefferson 4,679 47.66% 4,454 45.37% 572 5.83% 113 1.15% 225 2.29% 9,818 Kanawha 42,829 46.68% 42,604 46.43% 5,838 6.36% 489 0.53% 225 0.25% 91,760 Lewis 3,455 45.39% 3,747 49.23% 359 4.72% 50 0.66% -292 -3.84% 7,611 Lincoln 5,317 56.03% 4,009 42.24% 128 1.35% 36 0.38% 1,308 13.79% 9,490 Logan 12,024 68.99% 4,945 28.37% 381 2.19% 78 0.45% 7,079 40.62% 17,428 Marion 14,189 53.60% 10,952 41.37% 1,171 4.42% 159 0.60% 3,237 12.23% 26,471 Marshall 7,832 49.21% 7,252 45.56% 725 4.56% 107 0.67% 580 3.65% 15,916 Mason 5,683 46.94% 6,040 49.88% 312 2.58% 73 0.60% -357 -2.94% 12,108 McDowell 9,822 70.44% 3,862 27.70% 216 1.55% 43 0.31% 5,960 42.74% 13,943 Mercer 11,804 47.71% 12,273 49.61% 563 2.28% 101 0.41% -469 -1.90% 24,741 Mineral 4,671 41.43% 6,125 54.33% 386 3.42% 92 0.82% -1,454 -12.90% 11,274 Mingo 9,328 70.24% 3,716 27.98% 208 1.57% 28 0.21% 5,612 42.26% 13,280 Monongalia 12,883 46.30% 11,972 43.02% 2,745 9.86% 226 0.81% 911 3.28% 27,826 Monroe 2,877 47.38% 2,999 49.39% 166 2.73% 30 0.49% -122 -2.01% 6,072 Morgan 1,594 34.45% 2,833 61.23% 172 3.72% 28 0.61% -1,239 -26.78% 4,627 Nicholas 5,265 55.33% 3,885 40.83% 322 3.38% 44 0.46% 1,380 14.50% 9,516 Ohio 10,973 45.96% 11,414 47.81% 1,334 5.59% 152 0.64% -441 -1.85% 23,873 Pendleton 1,724 49.20% 1,677 47.86% 80 2.28% 23 0.66% 47 1.34% 3,504 Pleasants 1,494 43.34% 1,852 53.73% 84 2.44% 17 0.49% -358 -10.39% 3,447 Pocahontas 2,170 49.83% 2,011 46.18% 150 3.44% 24 0.55% 159 3.65% 4,355 Preston 4,317 40.17% 5,828 54.23% 515 4.79% 86 0.80% -1,511 -14.06% 10,746 Putnam 6,409 43.64% 7,561 51.48% 632 4.30% 84 0.57% -1,152 -7.84% 14,686 Raleigh 16,955 58.81% 10,713 37.16% 1,046 3.63% 117 0.41% 6,242 21.65% 28,831 Randolph 5,937 54.36% 4,374 40.05% 518 4.74% 92 0.84% 1,563 14.31% 10,921 Ritchie 1,450 30.91% 3,081 65.68% 128 2.73% 32 0.68% -1,631 -34.77% 4,691 Roane 2,498 41.96% 3,219 54.07% 184 3.09% 52 0.87% -721 -12.11% 5,953 Summers 3,114 53.72% 2,456 42.37% 201 3.47% 26 0.45% 658 11.35% 5,797 Taylor 3,216 49.58% 3,010 46.40% 233 3.59% 28 0.43% 206 3.18% 6,487 Tucker 1,862 48.30% 1,798 46.64% 153 3.97% 42 1.09% 64 1.66% 3,855 Tyler 1,482 33.82% 2,707 61.78% 163 3.72% 30 0.68% -1,225 -27.96% 4,382 Upshur 2,867 35.40% 4,751 58.66% 415 5.12% 66 0.81% -1,884 -23.26% 8,099 Wayne 8,687 51.96% 7,541 45.10% 441 2.64% 50 0.30% 1,146 6.86% 16,719 Webster 2,578 64.87% 1,262 31.76% 117 2.94% 17 0.43% 1,316 33.11% 3,974 Wetzel 4,035 50.34% 3,588 44.77% 327 4.08% 65 0.81% 447 5.57% 8,015 Wirt 1,058 46.14% 1,176 51.29% 44 1.92% 15 0.65% -118 -5.15% 2,293 Wood 13,622 38.36% 20,080 56.54% 1,536 4.33% 274 0.77% -6,458 -18.18% 35,512 Wyoming 6,624 57.54% 4,537 39.41% 299 2.60% 52 0.45% 2,087 18.13% 11,512Totals367,46249.81%334,20645.30%31,6914.30%4,3560.59%33,2564.51%737,715

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

Cabell Hampshire Hardy Lewis Mason Mercer Mineral Monroe Pleasants Putnam Roane Wirt

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